Weaving is a traditional art handed down through generations in Nagaland. Each of the major tribes has its own unique designs and colours, producing shawls, hand-woven shoulder bags, decorative spears, table mats, wood carvings and bamboo works.

Tribal dances of the Nagas give an insight into the inborn reticence of the people. War dances and dances belonging to distinctive tribes are a major art form in Nagaland. Some of the important festivals are Moatsu, Sekrenyi, Tuluni and Tokhu Emong.

Nagaland is a rural state. More than four-fifths of the population live in villages, built on the most prominent points along the ridges of the hills. These villages were once stockaded with massive wooden gates. Dimapur-Chumukedima, Kohima and Alichen-Mokokchung-DEF are the major urban centres.